Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 561

Patek Philippe, Ref. 5159, White Gold. Patek Philippe, Geneve, ?Retrograde Perpetual Calendar? movement No. 3720746, case No.4458054, Ref. 5159G. Sold on February 6th, 2009. Very fine, Officer-style, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, retrograde date, and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original winding box, push pin, booklets and Certificate of Origin.

C. Four-body, solid, polished, hinged case back over transparent crystal to view the movement, rounded band and bezel, straight lugs with gold screwed bars, sapphire crystals. D. Silver with painted radial Roman numerals, concentric retrograde sector for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week at 9, the months at 3, the leap year indication at 12 and the moon phases, outermost minute and 1/5th seconds divisions. Blackened gold double spade hands. M. Cal. 324 S-QR, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, straightline lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm.